§ Mr. Peter Walkerasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what arrangements have been made for payments to be made by the Land Commission for work done on their behalf by the district valuers; and what has been the cost of the work done by the district valuers on behalf of the Land Commission during the year ended 31st December 1968.
§ Mr. Harold LeverThe work done in connection with betterment levy is treated as an allied service, and the cost is borne on the Vote of the Inland Revenue: the60W cost of that done in connection with acquisitions of property is recovered from the Land Commission. For the year 1968 the cost for betterment levy is estimated at about £440,000 and for acquisitions at about £150,000.